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    Catholic Reformation Essay

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    not calm or peaceful in the slightest. Protestant leaders like Martin Luther and John Calvin fiercely attacked and denied traditional Catholic beliefs‚ causing much controversy and debate upon religion. Many regions of Europe as a whole were converted to Protestantism‚ and many more Protestants emerged in areas where Catholicism remained the state religion. The Catholic faith became less and less appealing to people as the abuses of the clergy were now publicly addressed by reformers and a new‚ personal

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    Catholic Religion

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    CATHOLIC RELIGION To belong to the church one must accept as factually true the gospel of Jesus as handed down in tradition and as interpreted by the bishops in union with the pope. The most important thing in this divine tradition is the Bible‚ its text determined and disseminated by the church. The church‚ according to the Roman Catholic catechism‚ is the only Christian body that is "one‚ holy‚ catholic (universal)". The doctrine of apostolic succession is one of the key parts of the Catholic

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    Catholic Mass Experience

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    I chose to attend a Catholic Mass service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. I selected this type of experience because I have never attended a Catholic service. I am an African-American female and I was raised in the Baptist faith. In my community there are very few Black people of the Catholic faith; therefore contacting a friend to attend the service with was impossible. I attended the service on a Monday. The service started at noon. The congregation was predominantly white. The African-Americans

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    Church History

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    C h u r c h H i s t o r y I By Mr. Kennedy K. Kirui I. Benefits to be gained from the study of Church History A. A perspective informed by a sense of continuity 1. The whole family in heaven and earth (Eph.3:14) 2. Connecting the canonical history with our own time (Acts 28ff) 3. Escape from the theological and ecclesiastical provincialism (1 Cor.14:36). B. The encouragement of a Godly Heritage 1. The great cloud of witnesses (Heb.11; 12:1) 2. Perspective on persecution

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    Catholic Theology Tradition and Scripture are considered one and the same within the Catholic Church and are both part of the sacred deposit of faith. Tradition includes practices such as the Eucharist and the belief that Christ is present‚ while tradition includes beliefs such as purgatory. Thus‚ Tradition is backed by Scripture‚ while tradition is according to culture and era. To Catholics‚ Tradition refers to the beliefs and practices that Jesus conveyed to the Apostles for the benefit

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    The Roman Catholic Inquisition    The Roman Catholic Inquisition‚ formally the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition was a system of tribunal for discovery and punishment of heresy‚ which was marked by the severity of questioning and punishment and lack of rights afforded to the accused. The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy which resulted in the torture and murder of millions of

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    Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed

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    Catholic Gender Roles

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    Throughout history there has been a deep tradition in the Catholic religion of men to take on a major influencing role in the community‚ while women only have a few positions to be a part of. It has been said that Christ had other positions for women‚ as they are to play a part of spreading the Gospel and spread the news that Christ has risen. However‚ women are limited to how they are able to spread their readings‚ as they can spread the word but not in a teaching way. Time and time again Pope

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    ultimate objective of the Catholic Reformation was to recognize and spread Catholicism. Some aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the catholic reformation in the 16th century were activities of the Jesuits‚ the revival of papacy and the Council of Trent. Activities of the Jesuits Established highly disciplined schools The Jesuits took over in catholic universities and by 1600 they were the most famous educators in Europe Propagation of the catholic faith among non-Christians

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    Catholic Social Teaching

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    Catholic Social Teaching is a doctrine created by the Catholic Church dealing with issues such as poverty and other social injustices. Over the years‚ there were many people‚ such as Dorothy Day‚ who influenced Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s helps guide the members of the Church in various to way to assist those in need‚ not only with respect to poverty and illness‚ but in all aspects of life. Dorothy Day embraced the idea of a double ministry and addressed the

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